Rector v. Orange Rice Mill Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Question certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Orange County. Rector was plaintiff in Justice Court in a suit against the Mill Company and Bolin. He appealed successively from adverse judgments of the Justice and of the County Court, and, on affirmance in the Court of Civil Appeals, because of a dissenting opinion, the point of dissent was certified to the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
Certified question from the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District. The statement and question areas follows:
“In this case R. A. Rector brought suit in the Justice Court against the Orange Rice Mill Company and James Bolin, his cause of action being thus stated in the written and oral pleadings ,in said court:
“ ‘Orange, Texas, January 16, 1905.
Orange Rice Mill Company and James Bolin of which Company B. L. Reid is secretary and treasurer.
To. N. A. Rector, Dr.
To 32 Sacks Japan rice of value of $2.00 per sack...........$ 64.00
To 62 Sacks Honduras rice of value of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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